Quilt sale to help veterans, students
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One award winning quilt has the potential to help many.
“It won first place at the Lake County Fair in the People’s Choice category for queen sized quilts,” LaVon Grandy said of the quilt she made.
Grandy donated her winning quilt to the local Kuilix chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, which is only a few years old. The national chapter of the DAR is 125 this year. The groups consist of women descended from those who helped make the American Revolution possible. Grandy is also a member. They often raise money to put back into the community.
“We needed something to help make some money for our service projects, so I made a quilt,” she said.
The group is hoping someone will buy the quilt for $800, although they said they would accept more or less. The group’s yearly scholarship program for high school students is one of the projects the quilt money could help. This year’s scholarship winner received $200.
“We would love to enlarge our scholarships,” said Bonnie Huber, regent of the Kuilix chapter. “The ultimate thing about us is that we are a service organization.”
Coffee is one of the things the group buys.
“Many people don’t know that the VA doesn’t furnish coffee,” she said. “We put our money into a lot of places and taking coffee to veterans is one of them. We are called on to assist with many projects, but veterans and the scholarships are our biggest projects.”
It took many hours to put the red, white and blue quilt together with a patriotic theme. Fifty-six log cabin style blocks with 13 pieces in each block were sewn together around a quilted star. The quilts intricate design wasn’t easy to construct, but Grandy relied on her 60 years of quilting experience to get it done.
“My mother taught me to quilt when I was in the third grade,” she said. “Quilting is a passion for me, and I wanted to do something to help raise proceeds for our group.”
To make an offer on the quilt, call Huber at 406-745-3118. She asks that people leave a message if she doesn’t get to the phone.
